June 20, 2022
TCI IS THE FIRST OT TO JOIN THE BLUE BELT PROGRAM
The Turks and Caicos Islands is the first UK Overseas Territory in the Caribbean to join the UK Government’s flagship marine conservation programme, Blue Belt. The announcement was made by Lord Goldsmith, Minister for Pacific and the Environment at…
June 20, 2022
DISRUPTION OF FLIGHT SERVICES JUNE 18th AT THE PROVIDENCIALES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
A group of disgruntled firefighters bound together and staged a strike last weekend to demand their voices be heard regarding a salary increase disparity. Sources say that the firefighters asked for an across-the-board increase, but when it was…
June 20, 2022
COLLISION LEADS TO FIREARM RECOVERY
In the early hours of Saturday morning, 18th June, about 12:37am, the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF) received a report of a motor vehicle collision on Millennium Highway, Blue Hills, Providenciales. The Police said that…
June 17, 2022
LAUNCH OF VICTIMS AND WITNESS SUPPORT UNIT
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) in collaboration with the Criminal Justice Stakeholder’s Group (CJSG) has announced the launch of the TCI Victims and Witnesses Support Unit on Friday, June 24th, 11:00 a.m. at the Gustarvus…
June 17, 2022
CITIZEN INFLATION ADJUSTMENT STIMULUS POLICY UPDATE
The Ministry of Finance says that further review of previous Citizen Inflation Adjustment Stimulus applications that have been previously put on hold, has been granted. It also says that applicants will receive an email from noreply@gov.tc…
June 15, 2022
Day 2 of CDB Annual Meeting Activities
Day 2 of in-country activities as part of the Caribbean Development Bank’s 52ndAnnual Meeting of the Board of Governors continues today with several events. The day’s events started this morning with an interview of African Development Bank (ADB)…
June 14, 2022
CDB’s 52nd Annual Meeting Starts Today
The on-island activities as part of the final leg of the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) 52nd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors here in the Turks & Caicos Islands begun this morning, with some 200 delegates meeting at the Shore Club in…
June 14, 2022
Crime on the Rise in TCI
From April 2021 to March 2022, overall crime in the country rose by 10%, says Commissioner of Police, Trevor Botting, in releasing some of the latest crime stats today. The figures show that crime increased by an additional 157, for a total of 1738…
June 13, 2022
National Internship and Apprenticeship Programme to be Launched
The Ministry of Education, Labour, Employment and Customer Services is launching its pilot National Internship and Apprenticeship Programme for all Turks and Caicos Islands tertiary students studying locally or abroad. The ministry says that the aim…
June 10, 2022
TURKS AND CAICOS 17th POST CABINET MEETING STATEMENT
His Excellency the Governor, Nigel Dakin, chaired the 16th meeting of Cabinet on Wednesday 25 May 2022 at the Premier’s Office in Providenciales. In that meeting, All Members were present to discuss and approve matters pertaining to growth and…